Improvement in farm-fence



waited State-5' PETER KIDNE'Y, 0F OLMSTED FALLS, OHIO.

Letters Patent No..105,221,dated July 12, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARM-FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same' Be it known that I, Pnfrnn KLDNEY, of Olmsted Falls, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iu Farm-Fences, of which the following is a specification. Y

Description of Drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fence.

Figure 2, a top view of the same.

Figures 3.and 4, detached views of the saine.

Figure 5, a detachedrsection;

Like letters of reference refer to like Vparts in the di'erent views.

Nature and Oly'ect of the Invention.

'lhe nature of this invention relates to device for locking together the series of panels composing a fence, so that any one panel can b'e taken down and put up without disturbing the line of fence, as hereinafter more fully described.

General Description.

In fig. 1, A represents the panels of a fence, consisting of a series of rails, B, secured in proper relation to each other by cleats C D, nailed or otherwise fastened thereto.

It will be observed that the cleats C are secured to the bars at a right angle therewith, whereas the end cleats D are nailed thereto slightly deviating from a vertical line, so that theslats are nearer together at the lower end than at the upper end, leaving a tapering or a long wedge-shaped space, E, between the edges of the cleats, where the ends of two sections of fence are placed together, as shown in figs. 3 and 4.

Two panels of the fence, on being placed together, as shown in iig. 2, are thus secured by a yoke, F, embracing both the cleats, thereby holding the two ends of the panels closely together.

and durable fastening of each corner of the fence.

It will be observed that the space E, iu which the key is inserted, is of a dovetail-shape, as seen at a, fig. 3, hence, when the key is once inserted therein, it cannot fall out from its place so long as the yoke shall remain attached to the cleats.

It will be obvious that a fence thus put up can be easily taken down, o'r one panel removed, for a passage way, by simply driving out the key, which'will 4allow of/ the yoke being detached, so that the panel can be taken away, and that without the least disturbance to the rest ofthe connection. v y

The yoke H, iig. 1, is a modification of the yoke F, and consists simply of a link, each endet' which is inserted between the cleats D and I, and through the manner as described, and for the purpose set forth. PETER KIDNEY.

Witnesses:

J. H. BURRXDGE, D. L. HUMPHREY. 

